Person
Akihiko Hirata
Born 26 December 1927 Died 25 July 1984, aged 56 日本, 東京都 TMDB ↗
Akihiko Hirata (born Hirata Akihiko; 26 December 1927–25 July 1984) was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies (including Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy), he is most well known for his work in the kaiju genre, including such films as King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mysterians, and his most famous role of Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the brilliant but disturbed young scientist in the original Godzilla, released in 1954. Hirata died after a long battle with lung cancer in 1984, at age 56.
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The numbers
25age in their first credit on record (1953)
49years on screen and counting
17credits in 1957, their busiest year
173dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 74 Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002as Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 68 Revive! Ultraman
1996
Age: 67 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995as Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (archive footage)
Age: 59 Fugitive Alien
1987as Space Command official
Age: 56 Sayonara Jupiter
1984as Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
Age: 55 The Sea of Sparta
1983
Age: 55 Legend of the Cat Monster
1983as Producer
Age: 54 Brain 17
1982as Captain Roper
Age: 54 A Woman in Danger
1982
Age: 54 Examination Hell
1982
Age: 53 At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981as City Employee
Age: 53 Station
1981
Age: 53 The Imperial Navy
1981No poster
Age: 53 Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
1981as Kaihara
Age: 53 The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981as Botanist
Age: 52 Port Arthur
1980as Gaishi Nagaoka
Age: 52 The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Age: 51 Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
1979as Iwamoto
Age: 51 Nomugi Pass
1979
Age: 51 Dog of Fortune
1979as Kan Aizawa
Age: 49 The War in Space
1977as Defense Countermeasure Supreme Commander Oshi
Age: 49 Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977as Doctor Jia (uncredited)
Age: 49 Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
Age: 49 Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
1977as Captain Gomes
Age: 49 Godzilla
1977as Dr. Serizawa
Age: 48 Zero Fighter
1976
Age: 47 Main Line to Terror
1975
Age: 47 Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975as Dr. Shinzô Mafune
Age: 46 Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974as Environmental scientist #1
Age: 46 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974as Professor Hideto Miyajima
Age: 46 The Family
1974
Age: 45 The Human Revolution
1973
Age: 42 The Militarists
1970as Tomita
Age: 42 Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Age: 41 The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969as Furansu
Age: 41 Travels of Lord Mito
1969as Geki Kurokawa
Age: 41 Battle of the Japan Sea
1969as Staff Officer Tsunoda
Age: 41 Latitude Zero
1969as Dr. Sugata
Age: 41 Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Age: 41 Samurai Banners
1969as Suwa Yorishige
Age: 40 Young Challengers
1968as Asakawa
Age: 40 Imaginary Paradise
1968
Age: 40 Admiral Yamamoto
1968as Staff Officer Watanabe
Age: 40 風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968
Age: 39 Son of Godzilla
1967as Fujisaki
Age: 39 Japan's Longest Day
1967as Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group
Age: 39 Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967as Professor Iwamoto (uncredited)
Age: 39 Kojiro
1967
Age: 39 Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967
Age: 39 The Killing Bottle
1967as Man With Turkish Hat
Age: 38 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966as Red Bamboo Captain Ryui
Age: 38 The Mad Atlantic
1966as Nozaki
Age: 38 Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966as Chamberlain
Age: 38 Rise Against the Sword
1966as Asakura
Age: 38 The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966as Omasa
Age: 37 Ironfinger
1965as Komori
No poster
Age: 37 A Smell of Money
1965
Age: 37 The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965as Secretary Asano
Age: 37 The Retreat from Kiska
1965as Dr. Kudo
Age: 37 風来忍法帖
1965No poster
Age: 37 Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
1965
Age: 37 Samurai Assassin
1965as Sohei Masui
Age: 36 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964as Chief Detective Okita
Age: 36 Money Is Most Important
1964
Age: 36 The Rabble
1964
Age: 36 Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
Age: 36 Ant Hell War
1964
Age: 36 Tiger Flight
1964
Age: 36 Whirlwind
1964as Ryutaro Inoue
Age: 35 Atragon
1963as Mu Agent #23
Age: 35 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963as Eburi's older brother
Age: 35 Operation Mad Dog
1963
Age: 35 Young Guy in Hawaii
1963as 戸井田教授
Age: 35 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963as Dr. Kenji Shigezawa (uncredited)
Age: 35 Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Age: 35 Sensation Seekers
1963
Age: 35 Devices Stronger Than Women
1963as Rokusuke Sakai (CM Song Lyricist)
Age: 35 Attack Squadron
1963as Senda's Aide
Age: 34 The Weed of Crime
1962
Age: 34 Varan the Unbelievable
1962as Dr. Fujimora
Age: 34 Chûshingura
1962
Age: 34 Youth Season
1962
Age: 34 Operation Enemy Fort
1962
Age: 34 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962as Dr. Shosuke Shigezawa
Age: 34 Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
Age: 34 Operation Sewer Rats
1962as Captain Sugiyama
Age: 34 Whirlpool of Love
1962
Age: 34 Gorath
1962as Endô
Age: 34 Sanjuro
1962as Samurai
Age: 33 Structure of Hate
1961
Age: 33 Girls of the Night
1961as Shima
Age: 33 Blood on the Sea
1961
Age: 33 Mothra
1961as Doctor
Age: 33 Kill the Killer!
1961as Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Age: 33 Challenge to Live
1961
Age: 33 Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Age: 33 The Merciless Trap
1961
Age: 33 Daredevil in the Castle
1961as Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Age: 33 Blueprint of Murder
1961
Age: 32 Get 'em All
1960as Kozo Kinugawa
Age: 32 Westward Desperado
1960
Age: 32 Man Against Man
1960as Toriumi
Age: 32 University Bandits
1960
Age: 32 The Storm of the Pacific
1960as Fleet Staff Officer
Age: 32 Showdown on Pier No.3
1960as Jōta
Age: 32 The Secret of the Telegian
1960as Inspector Kobayashi
Age: 32 Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
Age: 32 The Lost Alibi
1960as Kishimoto
Age: 32 The Forbidden Scoop
1960
Age: 32 The Last Gunfight
1960as Susumu Tendo
Age: 31 The Three Treasures
1959as Kibino Takehiko
Age: 31 Saga of the Vagabonds
1959as Jiro Hidekuni
Age: 31 Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959
Age: 31 Samurai Saga
1959as Akaboshi
Age: 31 I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Age: 31 3 Dolls in College
1959as Iwafune
Age: 31 The Big Boss
1959
Age: 31 Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
Age: 30 Varan
1958as Dr. Fujimora
Age: 30 Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958No poster
Age: 30 Underwater Murder
1958as Detective Makimo
Age: 30 The H-Man
1958as Inspector Tominaga
Age: 30 Holiday in Tokyo
1958as Journalist
Age: 30 Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958as Tomonori
Age: 30 The Mysterians
1957as Ryoichi Shiraishi
Age: 29 Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957as Arishima
Age: 29 Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957as Dr. Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Age: 29 Geisha in the Old City
1957as Sashichi
Age: 29 A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
Age: 29 The Last Escape
1957as Son
Age: 29 Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957as Count Arishima
Age: 29 Last Days of the Samurai
1957
Age: 29 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957as Tokuoka
Age: 29 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Age: 29 A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Age: 29 Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957as Tomonori
Age: 29 The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
Age: 29 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957as Dr. Serizawa
Age: 29 Ôban
1957
Age: 29 A Man in the Storm
1957
Age: 29 The Luckiest Dai
1957
Age: 29 Rodan
1956as Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi
Age: 28 Summer in Eclipse
1956
Age: 28 A Brother and His Sister
1956as Michio
Age: 28 Eacape of Fear
1956as Junkichi Nakata
Age: 28 Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Age: 28 The Wicked Boy
1956
Age: 28 Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956as Henchman Ken
Age: 28 Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956as Dr. Serizawa
Age: 28 Rainy Night Duel
1956as Shunsuke Iba
Age: 28 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956as Seijuro Yoshioka (uncredited)
Age: 27 Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Age: 27 Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Age: 27 Tactics of Love
1955No poster
Age: 27 Stray Sheep
1955as Sugimoto
Age: 27 The Lone Journey
1955as Horikoshi no Masakichi
Age: 27 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955as Seijuro Yoshioka
Age: 27 No Response from Car 33
1955
Age: 26 Godzilla
1954as Daisuke Serizawa
Age: 26 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954as Seijuro Yoshioka
Age: 26 Itsuko to sono haha
1954as Kozo Miyoshi
Age: 26 Farewell Rabaul
1954as First lieutenant Noguchi
Age: 26 One Night of Love
1954as Hayata
Age: 25 Even The Mighty Shed Tears
1953as Ryusaku Nishikawa
Age: 25 Girls in the Orchard
1953
Age: 25 Mr. Pu
1953
Age: 25 The Last Embrace
1953as Yamaoka (Sandaime)
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